National Council of Applied Economic Research Annual Report 2013–14 National Council of Applied Economic Research Annual Report 2013–14 August 2014 Published by Anil K. Sharma Acting Secretary & Head, Operations, Senior Fellow, NABARD Chair National Council of Applied Economic Research Parisila Bhawan, 11 Indraprastha Estate New Delhi 110 002 Telephone: +91-11-2337-9861 to 3 Fax: +91-11-2337-0164
[email protected] www.ncaer.org Compiled by Jagbir Singh Punia Coordinator, Publications Unit II | NCAER Annual Report 2013-14 NCAER Annual Report 2013-14 | III Contents About NCAER 1 The Institution 3 Governing Body 3 Founding Governing Body Members in 1956 4 General Body 4 Director-General’s Message 7 Activities 15 NCAER Public Events 15 NCAER Research Programme 22 NCAER Publications 51 Activities of NCAER Research Staff 61 Research and Administration Resources 77 NCAER Research and Administration Teams 78 NCAER Library 86 NCAER IT Centre 87 NCAER Publications 88 NCAER Human Resources 89 NCAER Finance 90 NCAER Accounts 91 Abbreviations/Acronyms 115 NCAER Annual Report 2013-14 | III The NCAER India Centre under construction. IV | NCAER Annual Report 2013-14 NCAER Annual Report 2013-14 | 1 NCAER | Quality . Relevance . Impact The National Council of Applied Economic Research, or NCAER as it is more commonly known, is India’s oldest and largest independent, non-profit, economic policy research institute. It is also one of a handful of think tanks globally that combine rigorous analysis and policy outreach with deep data collection capabilities, especially for household surveys. NCAER’s work falls into four thematic NCAER’s roots lie in Prime Minister areas: Nehru’s early vision of a newly- independent India needing independent • Growth, macroeconomics, trade, institutions as sounding boards for international finance, and economic the government and the private sector.